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Six medals for Bulgaria from the 66th International Mathematical Olympiad in Australia

The Bulgarian team after the award ceremony The 66th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO 2025) was held from 10 to 20 July 2025, hosted by Sunshine Coast, Australia. A record 630 students from 110 countries participated in the most prestigious and oldest mathematics competition. The competition days were 15 and 16 July, with 3 problems to be solved, scored out of 7 points each, in 4 and a half hours. The problem coordination took place on 17 and 18 July and the closing ceremony on 19 July. The Bulgarian team consisted of 6 competitors. According to the official ranking, the results of the Bulgarian team in IMO in terms of participants and medals are as follows: Angel Hristov, Burgas, “Acad. Nikola Obreshkov” School [...]

Връзки с обществеността2025-07-30T09:17:00+03:00Wednesday, 30 July 2025|Categories: General news, Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies, Selected|

A scholar studies the history of Bulgarians in French archives

Corresponding member Ivan Rusev is studying data from French archives related to the history of Bulgarians in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The research is being conducted in Paris with the financial support of the French government, after winning a competition under the programme "Séjour scientifique de haut niveau - Chercheurs confirmés" ("Scientific stay at high level – experienced researchers"). The work of Corr. Memb. Rusev is mainly related to documents in the French Diplomatic Archives in Courneuve, widely known as the archives of "Quai d'Orsay" and the archives of the Ministry of Defence in Vincennes. He is among the few Bulgarian scholars who have gained access to these two archives. The documents researched by Corr. Memb. Rusev are related to French interests in [...]

Връзки с обществеността2025-07-29T16:30:55+03:00Tuesday, 29 July 2025|Categories: General news|

Four medals for Bulgaria at the International Biology Olympiad

The Bulgarian students have won four medals - two silver and two bronze from the International Biology Olympiad (IBO). The Olympiad was held from 20 to 27 July in the Philippines. The silver medals were won by Dimitar Oronov (XI grade, National High School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics - NHSNSM) and Stoyan Dobrev (XII grade, NHSNSM). The bronze awards went to Martin Zamfirov (XII grade, NHSNSM) and Boyan Tsenov (XI grade, NHSNSM). Their supervisors have been Prof. Dr. Albena Jordanova (Medical Faculty, SU "St. Kliment Ohridski"), Sen. Asst. Prof. Dr. Radoslav Aleksandrov (Institute of Molecular Biology of BAS) and PhD student Teodor Trifonov (Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research of BAS). The International Biology Olympiad is the world's most prestigious competition for biology [...]

Връзки с обществеността2025-07-29T16:29:37+03:00Tuesday, 29 July 2025|Categories: Biodiversity, Bioresources and Ecology, Biomedicine and Quality of Life, Selected|

The newly discovered comet 3I/ATLAS is observed by telescopes at NAO Rozhen

Text Figure 1:Composite image of 275 shots in filter R, each 22 s. The white stripes represent background stars, which merge into so-called star treks when the images are combined, and the comet is the white "blob" in the center of the image. The mysterious interstellar visitor is the third to carry unique information about the composition of matter outside the solar system On 1 July 2025, the ATLAS survey detected comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS). The very first measurements of its orbit showed that it was the third interstellar object discovered since 2017 (after C/2017 U1 (PANSTARRS) and C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)). Very soon, astronomers around the world started observing the newly discovered object 3I/ATLAS, which, like the first two, carried unique information [...]

Връзки с обществеността2025-07-28T16:01:51+03:00Monday, 28 July 2025|Categories: Astronomy, Space Research and Technologies|

Exhibition presents artefacts from Heraclea Sintica in the Greek city of Dion

The "Secrets and Mysteries of Heraclea Sintica - a journey in time" exhibition of the History Museum - Petrich is presented within the framework of the "Olympus" festival which is held in the Greek town of Dion. At the 54th edition of the forum which started in June and will last until August 28, Bulgaria is an honorary partner and presents its rich cultural heritage. Prof. Lyudmil Vagalinski from the National Archaeological Institute with Museum of BAS, who is the head of the archaeological team exploring Herakleia Sintica, gave a lecture at the opening. In the presentation "Heraclea Sintica: a Contribution to the History of Ancient Macedonia," he presented the latest findings from the ancient city. The exhibition is innovative and has a clear [...]

Връзки с обществеността2025-07-28T16:00:09+03:00Monday, 28 July 2025|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity|

The President of BAS meets with the Ambassador of Austria H.E. Andrea Ikić-Böhm

The President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Austria H.E. Ms. Andrea Ikić-Böhm today at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. During the conversation, Ambassador Ikić-Böhm underlined the traditionally good bilateral cooperation between Austria and Bulgaria and emphasized the scientific and cultural ties between the two countries. Opportunities for joint cultural initiatives with the assistance of BAS were discussed. In the course of the meeting, the organization of a joint event dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the signing of the the first agreement with the Austrian Academy of Sciences, which will take place in 2027. Corr. Memb. Slavcheva presented the main priorities for the development of the Academy and paid special attention to the attraction of young [...]

Връзки с обществеността2025-07-24T14:59:12+03:00Tuesday, 22 July 2025|Categories: General news|